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AOL taps HTML5 for new iPad version

February 16, 2012 at 2:49 pm
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Rolling Stone publishes Beatles iPad app

November 28, 2011 at 7:25 pm
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Google unwraps Catalogs app

November 28, 2011 at 6:26 pm
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Penguin's e-Book sales continue to climb

November 4, 2011 at 11:41 am

Lists & Images

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The 8 best TV companion apps for your iPad

The trend of dual-screen TV viewing is coming, so to make sure you get the most out of your tablet while watching TV, TabTimes looks at the eight best iPad apps to use while watching your favorite programs.
by Doug Drinkwater
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The 12 best new iPad music apps and devices for pros

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) held its annual winter show recently in Anaheim, California. TabTimes was there - here are the 12 best new music-making apps and gear for this year.
by Andy Patrizio

Reviews

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Nook Tablet review: Elegant design, superior video—and some surprising flaws

Barnes & Noble's 7-inch Android tablet delivers superior video and book-reading, but misses the mark in a few categories. (Rating: 3 out of 5)
by George Jones
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Amazon Kindle Fire review: Great for books and media, bad for magazines and newspapers

Just like that, 7-inch tablets are legitimate—thanks to Amazon. (Rating: 4 out of 5)
by George Jones

Features

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Baldur's Gate for iPad developer: 'We’re taking it from a curator’s approach'

TabTimes talks to Cameron Tofer of Overhaul Games about the complications involved with bringing classic PC gaming property Baldur’s Gate to the iPad.
by Seamus Bellamy
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The 8 industries and professions most rapidly impacted by tablets

Thanks to IT consumerization and BYOD, tablets are becoming more common in the workplace. Some industries are evolving more rapidly than others, however.
by Doug Drinkwater
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Recording 3.0: Is Björk's Biophilia app-album the future of music?

When interactive artist Scott Snibbe was tapped to work on the eclectic recording star's newest project, he saw the birth of a new medium.
by Evan Shamoon
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TabTimes at CES 2012: Complete coverage and reactions

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - TabTimes is live from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, where tablet announcements are flowing thick and fast.
by TabTimes Staff
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Sims creator Will Wright: "Games are becoming more interstitial in our lives"

One of the most famous video game designers of all time finds himself increasingly turning his attention to tablets
by John Gaudiosi
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Jean-Louis Gassée: "Amazon essentially has kidnapped Android with the Kindle Fire"

The former Apple exec discusses Apple's presence in the enterprise, Amazon's emergence as a tablet contender, and Microsoft's chances with Windows 8.
by David Needle
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Tablet Games: 10 important new (old) rules of interactive design

From Gesundheit to Trainyard, game designers are exploring and exploiting the boundaries of classic game design.
by Evan Shamoon
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Indy education: How a tiny developer is taking big media to school

By focusing relentlessly on quality and real-world testing, a tiny Silicon Valley developer is selling millions of early-learning apps.
by Alex Porter
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HTML5 eBooks: How (and why) Publification hopes to take a bite out of Amazon, Apple, and Google

UK start-up hopes to have 10,000 authors signed up in its first year.
by Stephen Robert Morse
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Kindle Fire Analysis: Facts, figures, and shortcomings revealed

Amazon’s decision to venture into the tablet brouhaha is just around the corner. Can the Kindle Fire succeed in a competitive market that is dominated by Apple? TabTimes takes a closer look at a tablet with an impressive array of features, an attractive price point... and a few missing features.
by Doug Drinkwater

Analysis

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Print Plus: How digital publishing is moving beyond eBooks and into the enterprise

With the explosive growth of tablet devices worldwide, the necessity for packaging content in a standard book format, along with the limitations in doing so, have effectively been eliminated.
by Ivan Dwyer
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This Week in Tablets: The secret inequity of app store pricing

Also inside: The cause of blurry text on the new iPad is…licensing?
by George Jones
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George Jones: When Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet change the market, will you be ready?

11 key digital technologies, evolutions, and concepts every media/marketing decision-maker needs to be mindful of.
by George Jones
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Steven Lang: Six Flags flies the tablet banner

Box' Mark Levie thinks enterprise software isn't sexy yet. Steven Lang begs to differ.
by Steven Lang